S. 20 CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 VS. A. 129 AND 215 CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
INTRODUCTION The constitution of India is known as the law of the land and all the laws made are to be made or to exist being consistent with the Constitution of India. There are times when one law overlaps the other and creates a confusion in the minds of the people and it is where the courts step in and clarify the same. The same situation can be seen with the existence of Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 and Article 129 and 215 of the Constitution of India and various High Courts and the Hon’ble Supreme Court have clarified the same time and again. This article talks about the conflict between section 20 of the contempt of courts act, 1971 and article 125 and 219 of the constitution of India, 1950. [Read More]